September 20, 2022

Other Local Events and Workshops

Natives at Penn 12th Annual Powwow – Sep 24

Natives at Penn

Natives at Penn is proud to present the 12th Annual Powwow on Saturday, September 24th, 2022! It will be located at Penn Commons behind Houston Hall from 12-6 This will be a chance to learn, hold...

August Wilson & Beyond Block Party – Oct 1

West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance

Join The West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance/The Paul Robeson House, Theatre in the X, and UPenn’s August Wilson & Beyond Seminar for a community block party! Enjoy free food, activities, and...

Teaching Environmental Justice: A Celebration of Writing and Literacy – Oct 15

Philadelphia Writing Project

We invite you to register for the 2022 Celebration of Writing and Literacy, an annual conference presented by and for Philadelphia educators. The focus is teacher research and knowledge. This...

ASAP’s 20th Anniversary Celebration – Sep 22

After School Activities Partnerships (ASAP)

On Thursday, September 22, 2022, After School Activities Partnerships (ASAP) is hosting a special anniversary event & fundraiser to celebrate 20 years of making the after school hours count!...

Webinar: Participatory Grantmaking as a Tool to Advance Equity – Oct 6

Mayor's Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity

For too long, government and philanthropy have used a top-down approach to address poverty, with very little success. We know that underresourced communities, when given resources, are capable of...

PACDC Conference Programming Spotlight: Urban Land Institute (ULI) Philadelphia’s UrbanPlan for Communities Workshop – Oct 5

Philadelphia Association of CDCs

Looking to better understand the real estate development process? UrbanPlan for Communities is a workshop that engages local community development professionals and leaders who would like to learn...

Webinars: Public Service Loan Forgiveness – Sep 20,23,27

Philadelphia Federal Credit Union

Working in public service, such as SEPTA, the City of Philadelphia, schools, or non-profit organizations may qualify you for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). PSLF allows federal student...

TLC Annual Conference: This is Our Moment: Moving the Needle on Digital Equity – Oct 6

Technology Learning Collaborative

Registration is now open for the TLC Annual Conference, This is Our Moment: Moving the Needle on Digital Equity, on October 6, 2022, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM at Temple University. Timed to coincide with...

PHS Virtual Tree Tenders Fall Basic Training – Sep 22

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

Become a neighborhood greening hero and enjoy the fellowship of more than 6,000 Tree Tenders in the Greater Philadelphia area! Register for the upcoming Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) Tree...

PANO Collaborative Conference: Building The Plane While Flying It – Oct 18-27

Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations

The Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations’ (PANO) 2022 Collaborative Conference, Building The Plane While Flying It, is happening next month! Mark your calendar to join us in...

New Resources

One reason Philadelphia will benefit from student loan forgiveness

City of Philadelphia

There are many reasons most Americans support student loan forgiveness and easing the repayment of loans. One that should be more widely celebrated is that it’s an investment in equity and...

CCPH 2021 Annual Report: A Year of Action and Growth

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)

2021 was a year of tremendous growth and meaningful action for Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH). This report highlights the impact of authentic partnerships and community engagement....

High Schoolers: Get Your Free Art Here

The Philadelphia Citizen

John Orr, the executive director of Art-Reach, touts the under-used citywide program that gives all 62,000 Philadelphia high school students free admission to 20 of the city’s top museums and...

PA offers larger EV rebates & new charging stations

Green Philly

Pennsylvania is trying to get more residents to go electric. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that its offering larger consumer rebates for electric vehicles,...

New Study: Understanding the Full Cost of Child Poverty

Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity

A new study by Christina Gibson-Davis, a public policy and sociology professor at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy, details the importance of incorporating lack of wealth – “family...

National Constitution Center Series of Major Initiatives

National Constitution Center

This is an exciting time at the National Constitution Center. As we prepared for Constitution Day on September 17, we launched a series of major initiatives to expand our reach as America’s leading...

New Report: Equity and Inclusion: Expanding National Service, America’s Service Commissions

America's Service Commissions

We are pleased to share with you America’s Service Commissions’ (ASC) 2021 annual report, entitled Equity and Inclusion: Expanding National Service. 2021 was a year that required a lot of...

Partnerships Classifieds

Mayor’s Volunteer Corps Portal

Mayor’s Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service

The Mayor’s Volunteer Corps (MVC) is open to anyone interested in serving in Philadelphia. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3: Search and sign up to volunteer – start by clicking on one of the buttons...

Volunteers Needed: NUAD Violence Prevention Program

Neighborhoods United Against Drugs

There are hundreds of men and women who are caught up in a vicious cycle of crime and violence that are desperately trying to see a way out. This lifestyle is too often what they see as their only...

Summer Search: Career Coaching Program Volunteers Needed

Summer Search

Summer Search is a youth development and mentoring non-profit that works to improve the lives of teenagers from low-income backgrounds, living in underserved Philadelphia neighborhoods. We offer 7 to...

National Conferences & Calls for Proposal

Call for Proposals: Social Justice Leadership Summit: Good Trouble: Illuminating Anti-Racist Approaches to Educational Pathways – Oct 21

Drexel University

Critical Conversations in Urban Education (CCUE) will be celebrating its 10th year anniversary this coming academic year! To honor this occasion, we are hosting a Social Justice Leadership Summit...

Call for Manuscript Proposals: Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship (JCES), Special Issue on Immigration and Immigrant Community Engagement – Oct 1

Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship

Call for Manuscript Proposals: Democracy Realized through Immigrant Integration This special journal issue brings together an interdisciplinary and demographically diverse group of students,...

Call for Proposals: 2023 Gulf-South Summit – Nov 2

Gulf-South Summit

***Deadline Extended to November 2, 2022*** 2023 Gulf-South Summit: Serving Our Surroundings: Creating and Sustaining Authentic Community Engagement April 12-14, 2023 The University of Georgia –...

2022 Virtual Conference on Global Learning – Oct 12-14

American Association of Colleges & Universities

Join us virtually for the 2022 Conference on Global Learning. This year’s theme is Transforming Global Learning Practice: Time for Action. We are pleased to announce Chrystal A. George Mwangi as...

Call for Proposals: 2023 Continuums of Service Conference – Oct 7

Western Region Continuums of Service Consortium

The Western Region Continuums of Service Consortium Announces Release of the Call for Proposals for the 2023 Continuums of Service Conference Turning the Tides, Renewing Our Energy March 14 –...

Grant Opportunities

develop student-centered, anti-oppressive employability skills framework – Oct 7

Opportunity Network

Opportunity Network invites proposals to develop student-centered, anti-oppressive employability skills framework Since 2003, the Opportunity Network (OppNet) has worked to ignite the drive,...

Data Leaders Community of Practice program – Sep 30

Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

Patrick J. McGovern Foundation invites applications for Data Leaders Community of Practice program The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation is committed to bridging artificial intelligence, data science,...

Projects related to water – Oct 12

National Geographic Society

National Geographic Society invites applications for projects related to water The National Geographic Society has issued a request for proposals for projects related to water. According to National...

Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants – Oct 13

Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Burroughs Wellcome Fund invites applications for Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants The Burroughs Wellcome Fund serves and strengthens society by nurturing a diverse group of leaders in...

Education in Action, NYLC – Sep 23

National Youth Leadership Council

Education in Action (EIA) engages K-12 educators (in-school as well as afterschool programs) in creating and implementing a year-long service-learning effort with their students to improve education...

Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities

Hope Fellow (Coordinator), City of Phila.

City of Philadelphia

Job Description The Hope Fellow (Coordinator) will be responsible for managing external community relationships with violence prevention leaders and community-based organizations for A Hope That...

Chief Financial Officer, Habitat for Humanity – Oct 17

At Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia (“HFHP”) we are builders who work alongside, not for others. We are driven by accountability and defined by our stick-to-itiveness. The CFO develops and...

Federal Grant Project Director / Director of Student Activities, Freire Charter H.S.

Freire Charter High School

Federal Grant Project Director / Director of Student Activities Freire Charter High School is seeking a Federal Grant Project Director (known in-house as Director of Student Activities). The person...

Volunteer Compliance and Data Specialist, CHOP

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Job Summary The Volunteer Compliance and Data Specialist oversees all elements of the compliance and onboarding process and performs a critical role in a volunteer’s entry into the...

Staff Accountant, Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site (ESPHS) is seeking a Staff Accountant to join its accounting department. The primary responsibilities of the Staff Accountant include weekly and monthly...

Administrative and Guest Support Assistant, Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site (ESPHS) seeks an energetic, self-motivated, highly organized team player with strong communication skills, the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced...

Educator (Part-Time, Temporary), Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site (ESPHS) seeks outgoing, engaging and passionate people for the part-time, temporary position of Educator. Educators lead tours that deepen the dialogue about...

STEM Academic Mentor, Community College of Phila. – Sep 23

Community College of Philadelphia

The Jr. STEM Academy at Community College of Philadelphia is seeking a STEM Academic Mentor for our 2022–23 After School Artificial Intelligence and Robotics program. Programming will consist...

Build Project Manager, Habitat for Humanity – Nov 7

Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia

At Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia (“HFHP”), we are builders who work alongside, not for others. We are driven by accountability and defined by our stick-to-itiveness. The Build Department...

Miscellaneous

Virtual Workshop: Sharing Creative Models and Innovative Approaches to Faculty Development – Sep 27

Campus Compact

How do we keep faculty motivated and committed to community engagement, and support their progressive refinement of community-engaged competencies while navigating the shifting priorities and...

Elementary/Middle Afterschool STEM Fellows Program Professional Development Opportunity – Sep 28

Philadelphia Education Fund

The Philadelphia Education Fund’s (PEF’s) Elementary/Middle Afterschool STEM Fellows Program is a professional development series designed for Elementary and Middle School District of...

Fels Lab at the University of Pennsylvania: A Resource to Advance Your Critical Initiatives

University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute of Government

How Fels Lab Works Government offices, councils, elected officials, non-profit organizations, and public-sector consulting organizations may submit project proposals to Fels Lab. Our Masters of...

Seeking Host Sites: Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA Program – Nov 1

Campus Compact

Want greater capacity for your civic action, community engagement, and anti-poverty work? The Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA program is seeking proposals from campuses to host an AmeriCorps...

Webinar: AmeriCorps NCCC: Preparing to Be a Team Leader – Sep 22

AmeriCorps NCCC North Central Region

Are you considering serving in a leadership position with AmeriCorps? Join us Thursday, September 22, 4:00 PM for AmeriCorps NCCC: Preparing to Be a Team Leader. We’ll provide a detailed...

2023 New Leader Institute – Sep 26

New Leaders Council

The New Leaders Council (NLC), a national organization that helps emerging leaders become transformational change-makers, has extended its application deadline to September 26 for its 2023 cohort....

West Chester University Improving STEM Education through Residency (WISER) Program

West Chester University

With funding from the National Science Foundation, NOYCE grant, West Chester University (WCU) offers the West Chester University Improving STEM Education through Residency (WISER) Program where...

Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning (MJCSL) is seeking Editor-in-Chief

Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning

The Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning (MJCSL) is seeking our next Editor-in-Chief. Since 1994, the MJCSL has been a leading voice in the field of community engagement. The MJCSL...

Webinar: Telling an Executive Level Story – Oct 18

Nonprofit Learning Lab

Despite ever-changing technologies, one skill remains vital to master: the ability to tell a compelling, executive-level story. It is essential to understand the basic principles of how to tell an...

Webinar: Fundraising Event Marketing Tips to Bridge the Generational Divide – Sep 21

Nonprofit Learning Lab

We all know marketing and promotion are vital to the success of your fundraising events. But how do you reach the right donors on the right channels? Find out where 1,029 social donors of all ages...

CUMU and Collaboratory Partner to Launch Research Fellowship – Nov 28

Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities

***Deadline Extended to November 28, 2022*** Research fellow will leverage data to advance knowledge on campus-community partnerships The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU), in...

Webinar: Higher Together: The Impact of a College Degree for Young Parents – Sep 22

Generation Hope

Generation Hope is hosting a webinar to engage the organization’s staff and alumni – all former teen parents – in a discussion on its latest report’s findings. The report, “Higher Together:...

Online Event: Helping neighborhoods reduce poverty without displacement – Sep 20

Brookings

Neighborhoods with concentrated poverty are found in every medium and large metropolitan area in the United States. In fact, around one in 15 people in the United States lives in a neighborhood with...

Black Voters Matter: Volunteer Opportunities, Internships & Campus Activism

Black Voters Matter

Black Voters Matter is expanding their reach across the country, particularly in 11 states (including PA) and Their opportunities are as follows: Student Volunteers – BVM needs volunteers,...

Virtual Journalist Classroom Visit Opportunities for Hispanic Heritage Month

Pulitzer Center

About the Virtual Journalist Visit Program The Pulitzer Center offers free virtual journalist visits to K-12 schools worldwide. We have worked with more than a thousand journalists over the years,...

Webinar: How to Design for Belonging and Inclusion in Your Organization – Oct 19 & 26

Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)

Join us for this unique two-part 180-minute e-certification program, where you will learn to use tangible design tools to cultivate a sense of belonging and inclusion in your team and organization....

AAC&U 2023 Virtual Institute on ePortfolios – Oct 17

American Association of Colleges & Universities

In January 2023, the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U), will again lead the Institute on ePortfolios utilizing a year-of-engagement model. The Institute on ePortfolios...

Penn School of Arts and Sciences High School Programs: Young Scholars Program – Dec 1

University of Pennsylvania

The Young Scholars High School Program allows outstanding juniors and seniors attending a local high school to take college courses in the fall and spring semesters. In the Young Scholars Program,...

Democratic Engagement

Black Voters Matter: Volunteer Opportunities, Internships & Campus Activism

Black Voters Matter

Black Voters Matter is expanding their reach across the country, particularly in 11 states (including PA) and Their opportunities are as follows: Student Volunteers – BVM needs volunteers,...

National Constitution Center Series of Major Initiatives

National Constitution Center

For Students

High Schoolers: Get Your Free Art Here

The Philadelphia Citizen

John Orr, the executive director of Art-Reach, touts the under-used citywide program that gives all 62,000 Philadelphia high school students free admission to 20 of the city’s top museums and...

Penn School of Arts and Sciences High School Programs: Young Scholars Program – Dec 1

University of Pennsylvania

The Young Scholars High School Program allows outstanding juniors and seniors attending a local high school to take college courses in the fall and spring semesters. In the Young Scholars Program,...

Sustainability

PA offers larger EV rebates & new charging stations

Green Philly

Faculty Updates

Virtual Workshop: Sharing Creative Models and Innovative Approaches to Faculty Development – Sep 27

Campus Compact

How do we keep faculty motivated and committed to community engagement, and support their progressive refinement of community-engaged competencies while navigating the shifting priorities and...

Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning (MJCSL) is seeking Editor-in-Chief

Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning

The Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning (MJCSL) is seeking our next Editor-in-Chief. Since 1994, the MJCSL has been a leading voice in the field of community engagement. The MJCSL...

CUMU and Collaboratory Partner to Launch Research Fellowship – Nov 28

Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities

AAC&U 2023 Virtual Institute on ePortfolios – Oct 17

American Association of Colleges & Universities

In January 2023, the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U), will again lead the Institute on ePortfolios utilizing a year-of-engagement model. The Institute on ePortfolios...

Call for Manuscript Proposals: Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship (JCES), Special Issue on Immigration and Immigrant Community Engagement – Oct 1

Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship

Call for Manuscript Proposals: Democracy Realized through Immigrant Integration This special journal issue brings together an interdisciplinary and demographically diverse group of students,...

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